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The above point indicates that we must look at the issue of reasonable accommodation and what is or is not reasonable. What becomes apparent is that any accommodation will not be reasonable if it gives rise to more than a ‘nominal cost'. This is a result of the constitutional challenge to the Employment Equality Bill, 1996 when it was held impermissible to impose cost burdens on employers. As a result of this action, the EEA does not commit the employer to more than nominal costs.
During the Dail Debates about what the term ‘nominal cost' meant, Mary Wallace stated that: ‘ As regards nominal cost, our understanding is that it is the nominal cost to the employer after he or she takes into consideration the grants available'.
This interpretation suggests that the cost will be the actual cost to the employer as opposed to the accommodation itself, having regard to grants available. It will be a relative term in that what is nominal will differ from one employer to another.
There is funding available, such as the Special Fund for Students, to assist with the costs of needed accommodations or supports.
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